[The Poisonous Snake Room begins.]
[Protect ■■■.]
[Time limit: one week]
Last time, like in the room of revelation, the mission was not clearly announced.
A difficult situation where you don’t know what to protect.
Yun Gyul-wool saw it and said it was nothing special.
“I don’t know what it is, but it’ll be a little easier this time. It’s better than killing something.”
“Hmm, it’s definitely better than a mission to kill something… … .”
Father John groaned and said,
“I don’t know what it’s supposed to protect. It’s a snake room, so it’s probably protecting something from snakes.”
Dokgo Jun smiled lightly at those words.
“Well, maybe so. But where would the snake be?”
As he said, the viper’s room was wide open on all sides.
The place they were in was a place that was unclear whether it was the sea or a lake.
There is only a bridge stretching out infinitely across the wide water.
Large trees growing in the water blocked the view, making it difficult to see what was nearby.
“You’d better be careful. If you fall into the water… …Huh? Sister Shin Soo-ah?”
Father John looked around in confusion and looked for Shin Soo Ah.
Shin Soo-ah, who had been next to me just a moment ago, had disappeared.
At that moment, a voice was heard from above.
“I’m here.”
When I looked up to where the voice came from, I saw Shin Soo Ah climbing up the flagpole.
She was looking around.
Then, as if he had found something, he jumped down with light movements and spoke to the people.
“I see land over there. There’s also a container… … and things like that.”
“Huh? A container?”
“I may have seen it wrong, but something caught my eye. I think it would be a good idea to go and check it out.”
Seo Kang-rim nodded as if agreeing with those words.
They began to cross the bridge under Shinsooah’s guidance.
People whispered softly as the sound of waves crashing filled the air.
“A container… … There’s never been anything like that in the Demon Realm before, right, Sister?”
“That’s right. Could it be that the devil is coming out?”
“Hmm, well. I don’t think it’ll turn out that way, but it’ll still be fun if it does.”
“Brother Dokgo Jun’s words are difficult to understand… … Eek!”
While they were talking like that, Father John collapsed on the floor in shock.
His face turned pale as if he had seen a ghost.
Seo Kang-rim lifted him up and asked.
“Father, what is happening?”
“Oh, no. Just now, I thought I heard a sound from under my feet… … .”
It seemed as if something was passing by amidst the quiet sound of water.
Yoon Bom also had a frightened expression.
“W-Would it be a demon beast…? I’ve never fought a demon beast that lives in the water… .”
“It could be a fish. It’s probably nothing serious, so let’s get on land quickly.”
The two people quickly nodded at Seo Kang-rim’s words.
Fortunately, the bridge was finished shortly thereafter.
Finally, the land was in sight.
“Follow me.”
Shin Soo-ah took the lead and spoke.
Just as trees grew out of the water, countless trees filled the land all around.
It seemed as if I could hear the hissing breathing of a snake.
In the meantime, people stopped walking.
What stood before them was a huge tree.
“Wow, this tree is huge.”
Yun Bom looked up at the big tree and said.
The tree was so big that the entire area was covered in its shade, making it impossible for grass to grow.
Its size alone is eye-catching, and each branch has colorful strings tied to it.
And underneath it was the container that Shin Soo Ah had been talking about.
It was one of those things that didn’t fit in here.
People were keeping their distance and unable to approach the containers.
Because I don’t know what’s inside.
Yun Gyeo-ul looked around and muttered.
“What’s in here? If I open it, will demonic spirits really pour out or…? And what’s that tree next to it?”
“There is no demon inside, it is more like a temporary outpost. The tree next to it is a sacred tree called Seonangmok.”
A voice was heard from behind, and people turned around in a hurry.
Before I knew it, someone had appeared under the sacred tree.
Even Seo Kang-rim didn’t sense any movement.
Although it was the first time I had heard his voice, his appearance was familiar.
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Black suit, mask and gloves.
When he saw the people, he bowed his head slightly and greeted them.
“Are you from District 2? You’re here earlier than expected. Hello. My name is Seo Jeong-min from the Fate Protection Agency.”
When a messenger who was neither a demon nor a ghost appeared, several people looked bewildered.
Father John asked, as if he was puzzled.
“You’re not Chasa Annabi… … ?”
“Oh, yes! Annabi Chasa is in charge of District 2, so she couldn’t come for the sake of fairness. But don’t worry.”
Seo Jeong-min continued speaking in a rather cheerful voice.
“I have a lot to explain about this Demon Realm, so I will be in charge of this. Would you please take a seat for now?”
At those words, several people sat down on the benches and rocks nearby.
Seo Kang-rim stood quietly behind the people like a guardian angel.
Seo Jeong-min cleared his throat once and opened his mouth.
“Now then, ladies and gentlemen, I will explain to you about the snake room that is about to unfold. The things you will be protecting for a week are snakes.”
“……snake?”
“Yes. It’s a snake, but it’s a snake that has lived for a long time.”
Seo Jeong-min said that and put up a screen in front of the people.
There was a picture of a snake crawling through the bushes.
It was hard to tell the exact size because it was on the screen, but at first glance it looked bigger than a normal snake.
“Do you know the story? A snake that lives for five hundred years becomes a snake, and a snake that lives for a thousand years becomes a dragon.”
“Oh, I’ve heard of it.”
When Dokgo Jun added some excitement, Seo Jeong-min said with excitement.
“You heard me! Then the explanation will be quick. The snakes here are dreaming of becoming dragons.”
Seo Jeong-min clapped his hands once and added an explanation.
“You guys need to protect the snakes, or to be exact, the snakes that want to become dragons, for a week.”
“From what?”
In response to Shin Soo-ah’s question, Seo Jeong-min continued speaking in a light tone.
“From various sources! There must be a demon. The snakes that become Imoogi are quite strong, but the snakes in the previous stage… … They don’t really have anything.”
After saying that, Seo Jeong-min added a few more explanations.
To summarize, the content was something like this.
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1. Find one snake per person and tag it.
2. Protect the marked snake for a week.
3. It is okay to go out to the lobby and come back during the mission period.
4. However, if the snake is killed while you are out, it will be considered a mission failure. Also, you cannot take the snake out.
5. You may leave your snake with the sitter for up to 6 hours a day. During this time, the snake will be protected.
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“And also… … I have a few things to tell you, but please check the manual. You won’t have to worry too much about them!”
Seo Jeong-min said this and handed out long pieces of cloth to the people.
At first glance, it looked like the same type of cloth that had been tied to the sacred tree.
As people accepted it, the ends of the cloth burned and the three characters of their names were engraved on them.
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[Item] Token of Friendship
[Rank] Inilpum (One of a Kind)
[Description] If you equip a token of friendship with your name engraved on it to a demon, the target’s alertness will decrease. The effect varies depending on the difference in level with the opponent.
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The token of friendship was a device usually used when taming a demon.
After checking that the names were engraved on the strings they each received, Seo Jeong-min struck a salute pose.
“Then please take care of it! I have something to take care of, so I’ll be leaving for a moment.”
After Seo Jeong-min greeted me cheerfully, he disappeared from my sight.
Left alone, the group from District 2 looked at each other.
Everyone was holding a cloth with their name written on it.
Father John said with a bright smile.
“Still, I’m glad that this time it seems like a mission I can do alone… … !”
Father John looked happy for the first time in a long time.
But Seo Kang-rim knew that her face would soon turn to frustration.
Dokgo Jun also seemed to have noticed that fact and blurted it out.
“I don’t know if that will work out, Father.”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”
“We have to find the snake first. I don’t know if the snake will listen to us.”
As Dokgo Jun said, the first task of this mission is to find the snake and tie it with a cloth.
Dokgo Jun said with an indifferent face.
“Imagine tying a cloth around a normal snake. Do you think they’ll stay still?”
“… … .”
Father John’s expression hardened as he realized the situation belatedly.
Dokgo Jun smiled brightly when he saw that face.
“If you are thinking of asking for help, I will refuse.”
“I, I didn’t mean to… … .”
“Yeah, yeah. You have to be at least that good to be accepted as our colleague.”
Seo Kang-rim began to worry about who might be included in the ‘we’ he was talking about.
Regardless, Dokgo Jun turned around with a light step.
“Then I’ll go look for the snake. There’s no need to drag this along.”
As he left without any regrets, Shin Soo-ah also nodded and said.
“I’ll look for it separately too. And… … .”
Shin Soo-ah trailed off and looked back at Father John.
“Father John, don’t pay attention to what he says. If you need company, let’s go together.”
“Uh, uh… … First, I’ll, I’ll try it by myself… … .”
Although it would be difficult for Father John to do it alone, Seo Kang-rim did not particularly try to dissuade him.
Anyway, I can help you later.
Seo Kang-rim stood up from another seat and said.
“Then I will go first.”
“Oh, I want to go with Master!”
“me too!”
“yes!”
The twins raised their hands and said.
Linney also raised her head as if she wanted to go with him.
Seo Kang-rim started walking silently as if he was telling her to do as she pleased.
The twins followed along without complaint, perhaps because they were used to Seo Kang-rim’s methods.
After walking for a while, the first one to speak was Yun Gyul-woo.
“Master, where are you going?”
He was going back the way he came.
Seo Kang-rim answered dryly.
“Go to the waterside.”
“Water price… …? Isn’t the snake inside there?”
Yun Gyul-woo said, pointing into the forest.
It’s only natural that snakes live in the dirt.
But Seo Kang-rim did not stop.
“Master, you’re going away again without telling me.”
Yun Gyeo-wool followed along obediently, grumbling.
The place where Seo Kang-rim stopped was near the bridge he saw when he first opened the door and came out.
As he stepped on her leg and headed inside, Yoon Bom asked with a puzzled look.
“Master, are you planning on going back to the lobby… … Ouch!”
At that moment, Yoon Bom’s scream tore through the silence.
